Red Romance

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No specific POV:

"Guys Strange is here to visit!" Tony's voice echoed through the compound, and in just 10 seconds, everyone was in the lounge. Strange greeted everyone and everyone returned their greetings.

"Sorry for the sudden visit, but I discovered something." Everyone's attention was on Strange, listening closely to what he had to say.

Y/N's POV:

"I'm back everyone, hold your applause!" I walked into the room to find everyone staring at me.

"Ah Y/N you're just in time." Tony grabbed my arm and pulled me more into the room. There were a pair of eyes that I didn't recognize. Here me out, I do love Bucky, but boy if looks could kill, I would be dead looking at this guy.

"Who's the new guy?" A smile slipped through my lips. In my defense, his smile started it. The man took a few steps closer to me kissing my hand.

"I am Dr.Stephen Strange." Even his name sounded professional. A doctor? He'd have to be saving my life because he killed me with his smile.

"I am Y/N Laufeyson." Another smile slipped.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, and may I just say you are very beautiful." Wow, those words sounded amazing. He thinks I'm beautiful? That's an honor coming from his hot self. I couldn't help but laugh. I didn't know if it was the nervousness, or the fact that I didn't believe him. I thanked him anyway.

No specific POV:

'Don't tell me Strange is-" Nat didn't even finish her sentence before Wanda interrupted her.

"I sure hope not!"

"He better not!" Sam spoke a little loud, but not loud enough for Y/N and Strange to hear. Pepper sat thinking for a moment before she spoke out.

"So Strange, what are you here for?" Strange continued to stare at Y/N like he was in some sort of trance.

"I'm here for...her." Strange realized what he said and looked away from Y/N clearing his throat.

"I mean, my uh... discovery!" Y/N smiled at Strange before sitting down. Bucky was jealous so he stood in the corner annoyed.

Tony leaned over to Steve and whispered to him.

"I think Barnes is jealous."

"Obviously! Strange is hitting on Y/N! And it's obvious he likes her!" Steve knew his best friend too well.

Bucky's POV:

Can you believe this guy? He shows up out of nowhere and starts flirting with Y/N. She doesn't even seem to mind! I told myself not to get my hopes up for this exact reason. She doesn't like me, that's the end, but seeing her with him. Ugh! It gets on my nerves. I felt Tony's and Steve's eyes glaring at me. They know what is wrong with me. I see Wanda lean over towards Y/N. I decided to move a little closer to them to see what they were saying. I know it's wrong, but I am curious.

"Bucky is staring at you Y/N." Wanda was just trying to lie to Y/N to snap her out of her trance for the other guy. Honestly, she wasn't lying, I was staring at her. Y/N finally looks away from Strange and at Wanda.

"Sorry, what'd you say?" Of course she wasn't listening, she was too caught up in the guy's looks. Wanda didn't repeat herself.

"Oh, I was talking about Bucky." Y/N rolled her eyes at my name. She hates me that much huh? That's my fault for being too harsh on her when I met her.

"For the last time Wanda, I don't like Bucky!" And there it was. The clarification I needed. They obviously talked about it before, hearing that "again" proved my point. I knew she didn't like me, and all I could do was walk away disappointed.

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Y/N's POV:

"I heard about this guy who apparently has an avatar of an Egyptian God." I sat there listening to Strange speak about his discovery. What the hell is an Egyptian God?

"Egyptian God? What do you mean?" Thankfully Tony asked the question I was thinking.

"Yeah, he is the God of the Moon. His name is Konshu." I froze in shock. Did I just hear that right?! I turned around quickly to see if Bucky heard the same thing I did.

"Bucky! Did you hear that?!" Bucky wasn't there. I scanned the room for him, and called his name out again. I stood up from my chair and walked out the room to look for him. I turned the corner into the kitchen and found him sitting on the kitchen counter. As soon as I saw him, a big smile spread across my face as I walked up to him.

"Hey! There you are! Did you hear what Stephen said? He knows about Konshu!"

He looked up at me, his face completely blank from emotion. I've seen it like that before, but this time it was different.

"Great. Now he can help you and you can spend more time with him/" My smile quickly faded. What did he mean by that? I don't understand why he is so moody all of a sudden. I thought him and I were doing better.

"Buck, what are you talking about? I want your help. Strange just has a lead!" I found out from Bucky a few nights ago that people he is super comfortable with call him Buck, and that was only Steve. Although, I felt honored and confused when he told me I could call him Buck. I made it very clear to him that I wanted no one else's help but his. Bucky shook his head at me then stared back down at the ground. When he spoke, his voice was louder than usual.

"Don't call me that! And I'm not helping you anymore! You are just a pathetic backstabber!"

I didn't know what to say to that. I was so shocked by the words that just came out of his mouth. All I could do was stare at him with tears filling my eyes. I saw instant regret fill Bucky's face, but I didn't care. It doesn't change what he just said. He reached his hand towards me and I pushed it away, and I walked straight out of the room. I walked straight for my room, eyes filled with tears. I never felt so hurt, so betrayed. I kept my head down the whole time. As I walked back to my room, I accidentally ran into someone. Without lifting my head, I mumbled the words I'm sorry. A familiar voice spoke to me.

"Hey Y/N, are you alright?" It was Stephen. I looked up at him as I wiped tears away hoping he wouldn't notice me crying. That was a complete fail because it was very obvious.

"Yeah I'm fine! Don't worry about me!" I forced a smile on my face. He lightly placed his hand on my cheek which sent shivers down my spine. It felt weird not coming from Bucky.

"Well, I am worried about you love. What Happened?" Love? Another nickname thing. I preferred doll, it sounds better. Especially coming from Bucky's voice. I grabbed his hand slowly removing it from my face. I still held onto it so he could tell I was being sincere with my words.

"It's nothing, honestly." I don't want pity from people. That's why my problems are always nothing. I looked back up at him and he had his cheesy smile on. The one that could kill.

"How about we go get ice cream? That will cheer you up." I honestly appreciated the fact he was trying to help me. I slightly smiled back at him and agreed to his offer. We headed for the door and off to the ice cream shop.

Bucky's POV:

Gosh I am such an idiot! Why did I say that to her?! I instantly regretted my words as soon as they were said. I ended up actually hurting her. I was just jealous and I'm not used to that feeling. I didn't know how else to react. She walked out of the kitchen with eyes full of tears. I sat in silence for a moment thinking about what I just said over, and over again. I knew I had to apologize to her, and that's what I will do. I got off the counter and went straight to look for her. As I was heading for the stairs, I heard two voices talking. I took a step back to look down the hall. That's when my stomach dropped again. There she was, holding Strange's hand and heading out the door. I really messed up big time.